This Vue Thurrock cinema is over £10 more expensive than one just 30 minutes away - here's why

All the ticket prices discussed are for Disney's Christopher Robin. This is because most cinemas offer different prices for different films, looking at one film in particular allows for direct comparison

Some film fans in Essex are being charged a lot more to watch a movie than others.

After a careful evaluation of ticket prices across the county, we can reveal that one venue is £10 more expensive than the same venue just a short drive away.

If you wanted to watch the new film Disney's Christopher Robin at the Vue cinema in Thurrock with your family, it would cost you £34.16.

However watching the same film at the Vue cinema in Romford, a family ticket would cost you £22.96.

That's a difference of £11.20 in just a 30 minute drive.

The family ticket at The Vue in Thurrock is also the most expensive in the whole of Essex. It is £2 more than the next most expensive ticket in Cineworld cinema, Ilford, where a family ticket to see Disney's Christopher Robin would cost you £32.80.

To see a map of all cinema ticket prices in Essex, click on the box below.

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Vue's pricing is also the most varied in the county, with most other cinema brands having around a pound difference in ticket prices between different venues.

A spokesperson for Vue cinemas said in a statement: "Ticket prices vary across all of our UK sites when we are testing new and different promotional offers.

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"This is to ensure we can continue to provide our customers around the UK with the very best value and choice in big screen entertainment.

"Romford and Thurrock customers can also enjoy premium big screen entertainment at a discounted price where tickets for all films are £3.99 every Monday.

"Mini Morning sessions are also available for adults and children at £2.49 per ticket and senior screenings are available for £3.39 in Romford and £3.99 in Thurrock."

Of the larger franchise cinemas, Odeon offered the cheapest family tickets. The lowest single ticket offered cost £6.75 in the Colchester cinema and the most expensive family ticket cost £9.25 in the South Woodford cinema.

Blockbuster films can sometimes cost more than the standard ticket price at cinemas

However it is the smaller cinemas in the county that stole the show when it came to the cheapest individual ticket prices.

The cheapest cinema tickets in Essex can be found at Century Cinema in Clacton-on-Sea.

A cinema ticket here will cost £3.50 Monday to Thursday and £4.50 Friday to Sunday, and that is for any film as there are no premiums for blockbusters.

The Rio Cinema in Burnham-on-Crouch, the Movie Starr cinema in Canvey Island, and the Premiere Cinemas in Romford all offer tickets for £4.00 across all ages.

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These are all significantly cheaper than the individual tickets on offer at larger franchises.

The cheapest adult ticket offered by Odeon costs £11.25 from their Colchester cinema.

The cheapest adult ticket offered by Cineworld costs £9.70 at their Basildon cinema, and the cheapest adult ticket available from Vue is the Romford ticket mentioned earlier, costing £5.74.

So if you're a film fan and like to watch all the latest releases, then shopping around and looking at prices offered at different cinemas could save you some money.

Please note that all the ticket prices discussed are for Disney's Christopher Robin. This is because most cinemas offer different prices for different films, and looking at one film in particular allows for direct comparison

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